Chapter Summaries

After recovering from his injuries, Xue Jing returned home to find Ning Fengwan able to turn back into a human. Fearing that her connection to him would put him in danger, she planned to leave, but Xue Jing promised to face the danger with her and welcomed her as family.

• Zhu Shan Ying and Meng Qing Jiao teased Xue Jing about his unsheathed Saint Sword while helping apply medicine to his injuries, then left him to finish on his own.
• Xue Jing used the Blood Refinement Breathing Method to disperse the gathered blood, applied his medicine, and slept for several hours.
• After waking, Xue Jing found his injuries were recovering slowly and examined how Turning Golden Scales spread force across his skin.
• Xue Jing returned home at midnight and found Ning Fengwan sitting on the sofa in human form with cat ears and a tail.
• Ning Fengwan told Xue Jing she would have to leave because staying near him could bring danger from Kangde Security Company.
• Xue Jing embraced Ning Fengwan, promised to support her and face danger with her, and told her she could stay as long as she wanted.

Xue Jing told Ning Fengwan that the Cat Tail Ring’s power could deepen through the same intense emotion that first triggered it, and they decided to recreate the scene to help her access that power. Their attempt in the bathtub left Ning Fengwan transformed into a human and pressed against Xue Jing, but the chapter ended before they learned whether the power would awaken.

• Xue Jing noticed his Charm Technique EXP rising rapidly while Ning Fengwan clung to him, then realized she was wearing only his T-shirt.
• Xue Jing explained GOD-1391: Cat Tail Ring and warned Ning Fengwan that its fusion had first been triggered by her feelings toward him.
• Ning Fengwan agreed to try actively accepting the Cat Tail Ring’s power because they needed more strength against Kangde Security.
• Xue Jing and Ning Fengwan went to the bathroom to recreate the scene that had first triggered the fusion, but she initially felt no change while in cat form.
• Ning Fengwan transformed into a human in the bathtub, and Xue Jing shifted behind her, leaving them pressed together.

Xue Jing helped Ning Fengwan deepen her fusion with the Cat Tail Ring, gaining divinity as she received Bastet’s power and the dragon-restraining ability Serpent Slayer Vanguard. He spent 300 divinity to raise Twin Life to Lv3 and considered which bodily ability to double next.

• Ning Fengwan’s Cat Tail Ring glowed as she fused with Bastet’s power, allowing Xue Jing to absorb divinity.
• Ning Fengwan manifested Serpent Slayer Vanguard, whose claws could restrain dragons and made Xue Jing’s dragon-related abilities react.
• Ning Fengwan and Xue Jing deepened her fusion further, and Xue Jing absorbed another wave of divinity.
• Xue Jing checked his divinity total of 309 and upgraded Twin Life to Lv3, reducing its resurrection cooldown to seventy days.
• Xue Jing weighed doubling his reaction speed or physical defense, noting that physical defense could raise the limits of his Hidden Dragon Style’s Killing Moves.

Three days after recovering, Xue Jing tested Twin Life’s doubled physical defense and discovered it greatly increased the power he could safely unleash. Wu Youqing then told him that defeating Otogi Suzuka in the U19 tournament could win him GOD-519 Blade, leaving Xue Jing tempted by the relic but aware he needed to grow stronger.

• Xue Jing activated Twin Life’s physical defense and used Whirlwind Thunder to unleash a punch powerful enough to shake the Hidden Dragon Dojo.
• Xue Jing reviewed Twin Life’s improved effects, consumption, and recovery before receiving a message from Wu Youqing.
• Wu Youqing identified Otogi Suzuka as GOD-519 Blade’s current holder and explained that the relic would transfer to anyone he acknowledged as his victor.
• Wu Youqing told Xue Jing that Otogi was a fifth-dan fighter unarmed and more than nine times stronger with a sword, and offered to seed Xue Jing into the Maple City U19 eliminations.
• Xue Jing considered challenging Otogi for GOD-519 but recognized the gap in their strength and resolved to become stronger.

At the docks, Jiao Hongyuan and Su Bi Jing prepared to join Kangde Security and obtain Breaking Limits Surgery, while Xue Jing asked Li Qi to teach him weapon combat for the U19 tournament. Li Qi passed on the Asura Blade Intent, and two days later Xue Jing had begun training with a blade at the Hidden Dragon Dojo.

• Jiao Hongyuan praised Cheng Xuan while warning Su Bi Jing that White Crow's investigation threatened their plan to join Kangde Security and obtain Breaking Limits Surgery.
• Xue Jing told Li Qi he wanted to enter the U19 tournament and asked about Hidden Dragon Style techniques that could be used with weapons.
• Li Qi recounted his time in the Inner Ring City and taught Xue Jing the Asura Blade Intent by exposing him to its overwhelming killing intent.
• Two days later, Xue Jing sparred with Chen Fu Guang, lost after leaving an opening, and saw Weapon Combat Lv1 appear on his panel.

Xue Jing sparred with Chen Fu Guang, using Contemplation to imitate Asura Blade Intent, then invited Ning Fengwan to accompany him to Maple City. After gaining enough divinity, he upgraded Shadow Flame to Lv2 and tested its increased range and control.

• Xue Jing used his weapon-combat skill to spar with Chen Fu Guang, overwhelming him with a barrage of sword strikes while imitating Asura Blade Intent.
• Xue Jing explained that he had imitated the intent through Contemplation rather than truly learning it, and Chen Fu Guang marveled at his ability.
• Ning Fengwan cooked dinner for Xue Jing, and he invited her to Maple City for a mission involving Otogi Suzuka and GOD-519; she agreed and became nervous when he mentioned visiting his sister.
• Xue Jing upgraded Shadow Flame to Lv2 with 103 divinity and found that he could control it more precisely at a range of about fifteen meters.

Xue Jing studied footage and background information on Otogi Suzuka as he prepared for their U19 match, while continuing to train his weapon skills. Meanwhile, Li Chengxuan arrived at Hidden Dragon Dojo seeking an explanation from Xue Jing about Kai Ping’s death, despite Su Bi Jing’s warning.

• Xue Jing struggled to cultivate the Asura Blade Intent, then practiced swordsmanship until Weapon Combat advanced to Lv2.
• Wu Youqing sent Xue Jing an archive and videos about Otogi Suzuka, whose Subayaki Shoshin Style and rapid sword strikes made a strong impression on him.
• Xue Jing resolved to keep training and improve Twin Life before facing Otogi Suzuka in the U19 match.
• Li Chengxuan arrived at Hidden Dragon Dojo with Su Bi Jing and said he wanted to exchange pointers with Xue Jing and ask about Kai Ping’s death.
• Su Bi Jing warned Li Chengxuan not to cause trouble, then quietly messaged Jiao Hongyuan before following him inside.

Zhu Shan Ying gave Xue Jing a treasured saber worth around twenty million, and he accepted it after reconsidering his attitude toward wealth. He then learned that people from Golden Wind Dojo had come to Hidden Dragon Dojo for a supposedly friendly exchange, where Li Qi insulted Li Chengxuan and praised his own disciple.

• Zhu Shan Ying brought Xue Jing a saber from her grandfather’s collection, and Xue Jing recognized its quality through his affinity for weapons.
• Zhu Shan Ying told Xue Jing the saber was worth around twenty million and urged him to accept it; Xue Jing thanked her and took it.
• A disciple told Xue Jing that Golden Wind Dojo had arrived and seemed intent on causing trouble.
• Li Chengxuan described the visit to Li Qi as a friendly exchange, and Li Qi disparaged his talent compared with Xue Jing’s.
• Xue Jing arrived at the training hall and heard Li Qi call Li Chengxuan’s talent roadside waste.

Xue Jing fought Li Chengxuan after the challenger provoked Hidden Dragon Dojo, overpowering him with Golden Scale Skin and Whirlwind Thunder. As Xue Jing continued attacking the battered Li Chengxuan, an enraged figure intervened, but Meng Bo Shang stopped the attacker before he could reach Xue Jing.

• Li Qi accepted Li Chengxuan's challenge, and Xue Jing arrived with Zhu Shan Ying to fight him.
• Xue Jing struck first, and the two exchanged blows as Li Chengxuan's Golden Wind White Rainbow Sword matched Xue Jing's Golden Scale Skin.
• Li Chengxuan pierced Xue Jing's arm with a sharpened finger technique, but broke his own fingers when Xue Jing countered and sent him crashing into the wall.
• Xue Jing relentlessly battered Li Chengxuan while Li Qi blocked Su Bi Jing from intervening.
• An enraged figure burst through the training hall window and lunged at Xue Jing, but Meng Bo Shang seized the attacker's wrist.

Jiao Hongyuan attacked Xue Jing after Li Chengxuan lost, but Meng Bo Shang intervened and fought him, forcing Jiao to flee with his disciple. After Xue Jing helped expose suspicions about the Golden Wind Dojo to White Crow, his training panel showed gains, though the masters’ strength left him determined to grow stronger.

• Meng Bo Shang stopped Jiao Hongyuan from striking Xue Jing, while Li Qi condemned Jiao for attacking after Li Chengxuan’s defeat.
• Jiao Hongyuan apologized and tried to settle the dispute, but Li Qi demanded that he cut off his attacking hand and ordered Meng Bo Shang to fight him.
• Meng Bo Shang struck Jiao Hongyuan with a limit-reaching punch, and Jiao fled with Li Chengxuan as Meng Bo Shang pursued them.
• Xue Jing told Li Qi his suspicions about Su Bi Jing and the Golden Wind Dojo, and Li Qi warned Su Bi Jing that his people were in trouble.
• Void Blade took Su Bi Jing into White Crow custody and offered Xue Jing a reward if the investigation uncovered wrongdoing, while urging him to join White Crow.
• Xue Jing’s Fitness and Health Preservation each rose one level, and he resolved to keep training after seeing how far he was from the masters’ strength.

After the Hidden Dragon Dojo was damaged, Zhu Shan Ying invited Xue Jing to train at her home. Xue Jing gained insight into the Asura Blade while practicing with his new Futu Blade, then arrived at Zhu Shan Ying’s enormous estate and learned that Jiao Hongyuan had been badly wounded.

• Xue Jing returned to the wrecked Hidden Dragon Dojo, where Zhu Shan Ying suggested he train at her house during renovations.
• Xue Jing inspected his healing arm, discovered his blade was named Futu, and practiced until he gained sudden enlightenment in the Asura Blade and improved his Weapon Combat skill.
• Xue Jing reflected that the Asura Blade’s killing intent was too extreme and considered using Visualization to reshape it, then paid for restoring the garden lawn he had damaged.
• Xue Jing waited for Zhu Shan Ying, who arrived by luxury car and told him that Senior Brother had badly injured Jiao Hongyuan and that Senior Brother Chen planned to accompany him to Golden Wind Dojo for revenge.
• Zhu Shan Ying brought Xue Jing to her sprawling North District estate and proudly showed off her wealth.

Xue Jing trained at Zhu Shan Ying’s estate and unlocked the Swimming skill after practicing in her pool. Elsewhere, Jiao Hongyuan recovered from his defeat and was warned by a mysterious man to keep the company uninvolved, while Xue Jing continued exploring swimming’s benefits.

• Zhu Shan Ying brought Xue Jing to her estate, explained that she lived there alone, and showed him the spacious training room where he could practice.
• Jiao Hongyuan coughed up black blood after his fight with Xue Jing, and he ordered Li Chengxuan to go to Maple City and lie low.
• A tall, masked man questioned Jiao Hongyuan about the mature specimens and warned him that the company could not be connected to the matter.
• Xue Jing completed a saber practice session, then tried swimming in Zhu Shan Ying’s pool and quickly improved his technique.
• Xue Jing unlocked Swimming Lv1 and felt the skill improve his water affinity, fitness, balance, and body control.

Xue Jing visited Zhu Shan Ying, learned to ride Devour Wind, and heard Maomao warn him about Zhu Shan Ying’s powerful family. Three days later, he gained an epiphany and forged the Will of Heaven Blade, leaving his blade intent newly transformed.

• Zhu Shan Ying took Xue Jing to the stables, where Devour Wind developed a favorable impression of him.
• Xue Jing learned to ride alongside Zhu Shan Ying and activated the Riding skill, gaining balance, a sense of direction, and a connection to Devour Wind.
• Maomao told Xue Jing that Zhu Shan Ying came from the First Metropolitan Area and that her family likely possessed great influence, while warning him about becoming their son-in-law.
• Three days later, Xue Jing practiced blade techniques on the grassland and developed a blade intent that placed him above the Asura path.
• Xue Jing named his new blade intent the Will of Heaven Blade and gained Weapon Combat and Visualization experience.

Xue Jing tested his new Will of Heaven Blade technique, then received an offer from Void Blade to explore a newly discovered Intersection Zone in exchange for GOD-508. He left the decision open while planning to consult Wu Youqing, and his call to Xue Wan about visiting Maple City made her sound unexpectedly panicked.

• Xue Jing combined the Will of Heaven Blade with Whirlwind Thunder, sending a spiraling silver-white slash across a lake and astonishing Pei Youguang and the barbecue guests.
• Xue Jing rode Devour Wind back to the estate, trained by swimming, and found that Zhu Shan Ying was away and Maomao was not home.
• Void Blade offered Xue Jing a commission to enter a new Intersection Zone north of the Fifth City Circle, which required entrants to be under eighteen and apparently unmodified natural organisms.
• Void Blade promised GOD-508: Reaching Greater Heights as a reward, and Xue Jing agreed to consider the offer after learning that the zone appeared to be C-Rank.
• Xue Jing decided to ask Wu Youqing about Intersection Zones before answering Void Blade, then called Xue Wan to say he would visit Maple City in a few days.
• Xue Wan reacted with panic when Xue Jing mentioned his visit, then tried to hide it behind cheerful teasing.

Xue Wan warned her professor not to interfere with her younger brother, while Xue Jing returned to school and learned from Wu Youqing why White Crow had offered GOD-508 for his help. He left understanding that the offer was aimed at winning Wu Youqing’s favor and that the relic could improve his talent.

• Xue Wan told her professor that her younger brother would visit, then threatened her after she suggested he abandon martial arts and seek the Lord of a Thousand Reds and Myriad Colors.
• Xue Jing speculated about why Xue Wan had discouraged his visit, then ate dinner with Maomao, who said Mr. An had seemed afraid of the Serpent Slayer Vanguard.
• Xue Jing visited school, greeted his classmates, and left after math class to meet Wu Youqing at the Qing Da library.
• Wu Youqing told Xue Jing that she had arranged for him to compete as a seeded contestant for the Galaxy Martial Arts Club in the Maple City U19 qualifiers.
• Xue Jing explained White Crow’s offer, and Wu Youqing revealed that GOD-508 could improve either a peak skill or the user’s talent after three days of relaxed focus.
• Xue Jing realized White Crow’s higher-ups had offered GOD-508 to persuade Wu Youqing, whom they believed he was close to, rather than merely to recruit him.

Xue Jing accepted White Crow’s commission to investigate a new C-Rank Intersection Zone and received GOD-1280 glasses from Wu Youqing for protection. After learning that spiritual strength could let Martial Artists reshape their own reality, he arranged for White Crow to retrieve his body if he died, then rode to the back mountains to test his Black Heaven Blade.

• Wu Youqing explained the limits of C-Rank Intersection Zones and gave Xue Jing GOD-1280 glasses, then advised him to use GOD-508 on a spirit-related talent.
• Xue Jing accepted the commission from Void Blade and asked White Crow to recover his body within seven days if he died in the Intersection Zone.
• Xue Jing put on GOD-1280, visited Zhu Shan Ying’s manor, and found that she was away.
• Xue Jing rode Devour Wind to the back mountains, where he drew Futu and prepared to test Black Heaven Blade: Whirlwind Thunder.

Xue Jing discovered that Shadow Flame greatly enhanced his blade aura and continued training while waiting to receive GOD-508. After cosplaying as a god for Maomao, he gained 518 Divinity, strengthened Ning Fengwan, and headed out to meet the Elite Class students.

• Pei Youguang accidentally hurled a stone with enough force to create a black tornado over the lake, terrifying Xiao Qin.
• Xue Jing tested Shadow Flame and found it greatly increased the power and reach of his blade aura, then considered how to spend his coming Divinity.
• Xue Jing trained, met Zhu Shan Ying at her family’s estate, and had lunch with her while she discussed her family’s sudden business negotiations.
• Xue Jing returned home and used a godlike cosplay to inspire faith in Maomao, who transformed into Ning Fengwan and gained the ability Invincible Lionheart.
• Xue Jing absorbed Divinity from Ning Fengwan until his total reached 518, then upgraded Twin Life to level 3 before leaving to meet the Elite Class students.

Xue Jing considered which ability to double with Twin Life, reunited with Li Ge for a classmates’ dinner, and practiced coating his blade with Shadow Flame. When Void Blade delivered GOD-508, Ning Yuan Tai challenged him, but Xue Jing knocked him into the helicopter and took the item.

• Xue Jing saw Twin Life’s cooldown decrease by ten days at Lv4 and postponed choosing a new active ability, weighing instinctive intuition and concentration against reaction speed.
• Xue Jing attended a dinner with his Elite Class classmates, reminisced with Li Ge about their friendship, and parted with him late that night.
• Xue Jing practiced maintaining a Shadow Flame coating on the Futu Blade until Void Blade called to say GOD-508 had arrived.
• Void Blade brought GOD-508 to Xue Jing with Ning Yuan Tai, who complained that Xue Jing had been given priority to use the item.
• Ning Yuan Tai challenged Xue Jing to take GOD-508 by force, and Xue Jing struck him into the helicopter and caught the falling bamboo segment.

After extracting more than six hundred Divinity from GOD-508, Xue Jing upgraded Shadow Flame and wore the bamboo segment for three days to specialize Visualization. The process transformed his mind and gave him precise control over his body, ending with him turning a page from a distance through an apparent superpower.

• Xue Jing learned that Ning Yuan Tai belonged to the Ning Family, one of the Thirteen Great Houses, but Void Blade said his branch was likely outside its core.
• Void Blade told Xue Jing that the investigation into Su Bi Jing had been taken over from above and was more complicated than the Celestial Host Worm Mother threat.
• GOD-508 yielded 668 Divinity, which Xue Jing spent to upgrade Shadow Flame to Lv3 and test its stronger flames and armor-like form.
• Xue Jing wore GOD-508 for three days while relaxing and focusing on Visualization, then accepted the panel's offer to specialize the skill.
• The specialization reshaped Xue Jing's mind, granting him Inner Vision and effortless control over his body's strength; he used Shaking Starfire to destroy the inside of his mattress.
• Xue Jing controlled his hair without touching it and then made a book half a meter away turn a page through the air.

After evolving Visualization, Xue Jing discovered that his imagination could affect reality and create a detailed simulated world inside his consciousness. He used it to fight simulated opponents, then learned that the practice granted substantial experience, opening a new way to train.

• Xue Jing turned a page with his mental power and realized Visualization could interfere with reality beyond himself.
• Xue Jing cut off GOD-508’s newly grown bamboo segment before its side effect could connect it to his body.
• Xue Jing inferred that Visualization let him construct a realistic scene outside his room and then built a detailed simulation of Qing Fu Middle School.
• Xue Jing defeated a simulated Cockroach Monster with Shaking Starfire, but his attempt to recreate Li Qi failed because he lacked enough data.
• Xue Jing fought six simulated Li Chengxuans in the consciousness space, suffering realistic injuries before restoring himself and leaving the simulation.
• Xue Jing checked his panel and discovered that simulated combat had granted him fighting, weapon combat, and Visualization experience.